Heratu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Heratu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heratu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Heratu (24) may also be a first name.

Heratu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Heratu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Heratu is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heratu? popularity and diffusion

Heratu is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Heratu live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Heratu is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 24 people.

This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Heratu is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheratu9216/
Eratu9134/
Cherattu864/
Kheratui861/
Chetratu861/
Jeratu8364/
Haratu8327/
Erattu8323/
Eratus8322/
Hiratu838/
Erathu836/
Erastu835/
Eraitu831/
Earatu831/
Heretu831/
Erastus776,227/
Haratau77152/
Horatau77113/
Hairatu7734/
Haaratu7718/
Earathu773/
Aerathu772/
Hiratou771/
Eratous771/
Aharatu771/
Eerathu771/
Khiratu771/
Eerastu771/
Eretu73395/
Erotu73167/
Iratu7381/
Aratu7336/
Oratu731/
Chiratou7162/
Khairatu7121/
Chitratu715/
Hairatou714/
Errgattu713/
Errastus713/
Horaitou711/
Erathaud711/
Chetrotu711/
Aharatou711/
Erothu67303/
Arattu67215/
Aratau6727/
Eerotu6719/
Jiratu679/
Airatu676/
Irathu675/
Arhatu674/
Errotu674/
Ijratu674/
Iratou672/
Arautu672/
Giratu672/
Ejrotu671/
Erethu671/
Yratuy671/
Jhretu671/
Ierotu671/
Hirotu671/
Earotu671/
Eirotu671/
Eroutu671/
Erretu671/
Iratui671/
Horotu671/
Hărătu671/
Iratuj671/
Ireatu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heratu
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